Homeless Shelters
St. Joseph's Family Center
899 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-550-4478
St. Joseph's Family Center
899 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-550-4478
Focus: Homeless families
Capacity: 10 families
Offers: Emergency shelter, 3 daily meals, counseling services
This organization's primary focus is getting families back on their feet. In addition to food and emergency housing, they also provide families counseling, crisis intervention, money management and job search support, parenting workshops, and children's activity programming geared to assisting families in maintaining healthy relationships.
Larkin Street Youth Services
Various addresses depending on the age group.... call before dropping in
Phone: 800-669-6196 (24-hour)
Focus: Youth Shelters (24 and under)
Capacity: 40 beds (ages 18-24)
Offers: Homeless shelter, ongoing substance abuse and life counseling, medical clinic (located next to drop-in center, open M-F)
Larkin Street provides youth between the ages of 12 and 24 with the help they need to rebuild their lives. Each year, more than 3,000 youth walk through our doors seeking help. We give them a place where they can feel safe; rebuild their sense of self-respect, trust, and hope; learn school, life and job skills; and find the confidence to build a future.
Email Address: icasanova@larkinstreetyouth.org
Website: http://www.larkinstreetyouth.org/programs/housing/lark-inn/
Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco
Must first obtain a reservation at one of these four reservation centers:
Mission Neighborhood: 165 Capp Street
MSC South: 525 Fifth Street
UCHS: 2111 Jennings
Glide Walk-in Center: 330 Ellis Street, #101
Phone: Mission neighborhood (415-8697977), MSC South (415-597-7960),
UCHS (415-671-1100), Glide Walk-in Center (415-574-6012)
Focus: 24-Hour General Homeless Shelter
Capacity: 534 beds (separate sections for men and women), 110 extra beds November-March
Offers: Homeless shelter, low-cost housing programs, meals
This is the largest provider of emergency shelter in San Francisco.
Email Address: ktreggiari@ecs-sf.org
Family Supportive Housing
692 N. King Road, San Jose, CA (CALL FIRST)
Phone: 408-926-8885
Focus: Emergency Housing for families
Capacity: Rooms for 35 families (up to 90 days)
Offers: Emergency housing, meals, personalized case management, health care services, parenting classes
Family Supportive Housing provides a full spectrum of services to hundreds of people for whom overcoming poverty, hunger, and homelessness is a daily struggle. Their programs address the needs of the whole family, including interim supportive housing, childcare, life skills classes, transitional housing and supportive services for families in permanent housing.
Emergency Housing Consortium
2011 Little Orchard St. San Jose, CA 95125
Phone: 408-539-2100, select option 1
Focus: Winter emergency shelter (December through March 31)
Capacity: 250 beds in winter shelter
Offers: Emergency winter shelter, meals, job search and placement, mental health services, medical clinic, legal assistance, housing search assistance.
This location serves homeless adults year-round, providing emergency shelter and an array of supportive services including job search and placement, mental health services, a medical clinic, case management, legal assistance, and housing search assistance.
Email Address: info@homefirstscc.org
Commercial Street Inn
260 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: 408-271-1630
Focus: Emergency shelter for women and children
Capacity: 55 women and children
Offers: Women and children homeless shelter, case management, housing and job search assistance, children’s services, life skills education
The InnVision shelter network operates a women and children-only stabilization shelter on Commercial street. Call before walk-in.
Website: http://www.ivsn.org/services/family-services/commercial-street-inn/
Crossroads
7515 International Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: 510-532-3211
Focus: Emergency Housing
Capacity: 125 beds
Offers: Emergency shelter, 3 daily meals, counseling services
Crossroads is the largest homeless shelter in Alameda County. Crossroads also provides life skills training, health care connections, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and access to permanent housing and job/career counseling.
Email Address: info@eocp.net
Operation Dignity
160 Franklin Street #103, Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 800-686-9036
Focus: Emergency (winter only) and transitional housing for veterans
Capacity: 100 beds in winter shelter, 136 transitional housing unity
Offers: Emergency winter shelter, transitional housing, counseling, referrals to medical and mental health resources
Operation Dignity assists homeless veterans and their families. They provide emergency, transitional and permanent housing for homeless in Alameda County, California. They also offer comprehensive support services, nutritious meals and a strong peer community. Operation Dignity’s goal is to help veterans rediscover hope and provide the tools needed to live a self-sufficient and stable life.
Email Address: info@operationdignity.org
Cityteam Oakland
722 Washington St., Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-452-3758
Focus: (faith-based organization) General men’s homeless shelter, meals, focuses on helping homeless get jobs and housing
Capacity: 60 beds in the men's shelter
Offers: Men’s homeless shelter, home-cooked meals, substance abuse programs, job and housing placement, medical and dental programs
CityTeam is a well-established non-profit that has locations in several areas, including San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland. The Oakland location focuses on providing programs to aid the homeless, particularly homeless men.
Email Address: oakland@cityteam.org
Dream Catcher Youth Shelter and Support Center
2325 Clement Avenue Suite A, Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: 510-593-7097
Focus: Shelter for runaway and homeless youth (13-18)
Capacity: 8 beds
Offers: Shelter, food
Since 2000, DreamCatcher Youth Services has been the only safe landing for homeless and disconnected at risk youth in Alameda County who are between the ages of 13-18. Over 90% who have been through DreamCatcher have moved directly into stable housing, further education or employment.
Email Address: dreamcatcher@alamedafs.org
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